At a time when many assume that Giants defensive end Michael Strahan will land with FOX, a media source has shared with us rumors that CBS wants Strahan badly.

At CBS, Strahan would join the pregame show, and he likewise would also be a fixture on Inside the NFL, which will be produced by CBS Sports and which will air on CBS-owned Showtime. 

The thinking is that Strahan, James Brown, and Phil Simms would be the primary lineup on Inside the NFL.

As to the CBS pregame gig, the person who should be the most nervous is Shannon Sharpe, who clearly is the weakest link in that specific chain. 

If Strahan supplants Sharpe, he’d be the second former Giant to send one of the Sharpes into unemployment.  A year ago, Tiki Barber’s arrival on NBC’s Football Night in America resulted in Sterling Sharpe being displaced.

Meanwhile, another source with a certain amount of reliable knowledge regarding the situation tells us that our speculation regarding the possibility that Strahan would return to the Giants is on the mark.  “If they were to pay him, he would go back,” the source said.  “Their idea of taking care of him was $6 million.  That wasn’t his idea of it.”

This thing would get very interesting if the Giants were to make a run at Strahan after he strikes a deal with CBS, FOX, or some other media company.